Thinkfinity Podcasts

Title: Why Do We Have Different Time Zones?
Description:
When the sun is shining on one half of the Earth, it's nighttime on the other half. If you have ever wondered why clocks are set to different times in different places, check out today's video to see the difference between night and day. After you're finished, visit the Wonder of the Day to get in the zone and read up on the science behind time zones.
Standard(s): [SS2010] LWT2 (2) 4: Use vocabulary to describe segments of time, including year, decade, score, and century.

Subject: Cross-Disciplinary - Informal Education , Physical Education - Outdoor Education , Science - Meteorology , Social Studies - Anthropology , Social Studies - Human Behavior , Social Studies - Psychology , Social Studies - State History , Social Studies - United States History , Social Studies - World History , Informal Education - Zoo/Aquarium/Nature Center EducationTitle: Why Do We Have Different Time Zones?Description: When the sun is shining on one half of the Earth, it's nighttime on the other half. If you have ever wondered why clocks are set to different times in different places, check out today's video to see the difference between night and day. After you're finished, visit the Wonder of the Day to get in the zone and read up on the science behind time zones.Thinkfinity Partner: WonderopolisGrade Span: K,PreK,1,2,3,4,5

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Title: Math in Special Effects
Description:
Jeremy Chernick from J&M Special Effects discusses how he ended up creating effects as a career, then introduces a challenge about the algebra behind lighting high-speed effects like explosions.
Standard(s): [MA2013] (8) 7: Graph proportional relationships, interpreting the unit rate as the slope of the graph. Compare two different proportional relationships represented in different ways. [8-EE5]

Math in Special Effectshttp://www.thirteen....
Jeremy Chernick from J&M Special Effects discusses how he ended up creating effects as a career, then introduces a challenge about the algebra behind lighting high-speed effects like explosions.